The Swedish authorities intend to announce the closure of the investigation into the sabotage of the Russian Nord Stream pipelines.
Why the investigation of "North Streams" can be closed
On February 5, Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who heads the investigation into the Nord Streams explosion, promised news about the investigation in the coming days.
According to Expressen, which refers to its insiders, the Swedish authorities plan to finally close this investigation.
It is worth noting that this information was also confirmed by other authoritative publications: Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR and Zeit.
Such a decision may be related to the conclusion that there is no "Swedish trace" in the sabotage.
According to prosecutor Ljungqvist, the key goal of the investigation in Sweden is to ascertain whether the territory of Sweden was somehow used for these actions and to what extent this affected the interests and security of the country.
It is also important to understand that the closing of the investigation in Sweden will in no way affect the investigations conducted by the German and Danish agencies.
As the journalists managed to find out, the German investigators are currently counting on receiving material evidence from Sweden — fragments of the exploded pipe, as it can play a very important role in the German investigation.
An official announcement regarding the Swedish investigation is expected on Wednesday, February 7, Expressen writes.
What is important to know about the explosions on the Nord Streams
The Nord Stream pipeline across the Baltic Sea, connecting Russia to Germany, was blown up in September 2022.
Gas pipeline operator Nord Stream AG said that the collapses occurred on the same day simultaneously on three strands of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 offshore gas pipelines.
This increased the pressure on Germany and other countries to establish independence from Russian energy carriers.
The EU and NATO called the explosions a "deliberate act" of sabotage. Poland and Ukraine consider Russia responsible.
